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{{Infobox crimson and cream carriage
BR Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 4345 was built by BRCW in 1957 to diagram number 93 of lot number 20207. The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at tables, with three cross-vestibules to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.
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|caption    = BR Tourist Standard Open 4345
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|construc  = BRCW
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|status    = In use
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|livery    = BR Crimson & Cream
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|othernos  = M4345, GE4345
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|cartype    = [[:Category:Carriage Type TSO|TSO]]  
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|topscode    = [[:Category:Carriage Type TSO|AC21]]
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|built      = 1957
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}}4345 is a BR Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO). The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at tables, with three cross-vestibules to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.
  
16202 arrived on the SVR in March 1988 from Carnforth. It is normally used in the BR Crimson & Cream running set, and is owned by the [[Arley Station Fund]].
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==Service==
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4345 was built by BRCW in 1957 to diagram number 93 (AC204), lot number 20207. It entered service as E4345 in March 1957, briefly becoming W4345 in September 1985 before returning to the Eastern region as E4345 in April 1986.<ref name=Longworth>[[Bibliography#Other References|Longworth (2013)]] p.54.</ref> During time in the Eastern region it may have been numbered GE4345, signifying allocation to BR’s London Midland and Great Eastern lines.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey</ref>
  
==Sources==
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In 1985, 4345 and class mate [[BR 4593 Tourist Standard Open|4593]] formed part of the GW 150 exhibition set used by BR, for which they received commemorative tables and other modifications to the interior decor.<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>
Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey<br>
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SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
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==Preservation==
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4345 and 4593 were selected as the best of a number examined at Carnforth, and both arrived on the SVR from there on 16 and 22 March 1988 respectively.  At the time they were intended as replacements for two other TSOs, [[BR 4399 Tourist Standard Open|4399]] and [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR|4584]],<ref>SVR News 87</ref> although in the event 4584 was retained until 1995 while 4399 is still resident on the SVR.
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4345 received a repaint at Kidderminster on arrival, retaining the BR(W) chocolate and cream livery which it had carried in the Exhibition train.<ref>SVR News 89</ref>  It remained in this livery until April 1994 when, at the request of owners the [[Arley Station Fund]], it was repainted into BR crimson and cream livery during a three month overhaul in Bewdley Paint Shop.<ref>SVR News 112</ref>
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4345 was used between 1995 and 1997 in the filming of the BBC comedy series [[Oh Doctor Beeching!]] along with [[BR 9220 Brake Standard Open|BSO 9220]], [[BR 1853 Restaurant Miniature Buffet|RMB 1853]] and [[46521|Ivatt 2MT 46521]].<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3372 SVR-Online forum]</ref>
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On [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2009|Monday 28 September 2009]], 4345 was the coach next to [[43106| LMS 43106]] when the locomotive’s tender became [[Accidents#Hampton_Loade_derailment|derailed]] at [[Hampton Loade]]. One of 4345’s buffers was trapped under the derailed tender and had to be removed on site.  Other damage to 4345 was relatively minor, although the steam heat shut-off cock on the buffer beam was smashed to pieces while the buckeye coupling and draw bar were also affected.  Repairs were carried out at [[Carriage Repair Works|Kidderminster]] in time for the carriage to be available for traffic the following weekend.<ref>SVR News 168</ref>
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4345 is normally used in the BR Crimson & Cream running set.
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==See also==
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*[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]
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*[[Accidents#Hampton_Loade_derailment|Accidents]]
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==References==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.cs.vintagecarriagestrust.org/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1323 4345 on vintagecarriagestrust.org]<br>
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*[http://www.cs.rhrp.org.uk/se/CarriageInfo.asp?Ref=1323 4345 on Railway Heritage Register On-Line]
  
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[[Carriages#BR Designed Coaches | List of carriages]]<br>
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[[Category: Carriage Type TSO]]
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Revision as of 16:57, 13 January 2021

BRBritish Rail or British Railways 4345 Tourist Standard Open
BR 4345 20150320.jpg
BRBritish Rail or British Railways Tourist Standard Open 4345
Built By BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Status In use
Number E4345
Livery BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream
Other numbers M4345, GE4345
History
Built 1957
Diagram 93
Lot 20207
Type TSO
TOPS code AC21
Seats 64 standard
1988 Arrived on SVRSevern Valley Railway

Carriages

4345 is a BRBritish Rail or British Railways Mark 1 Tourist Standard Open (TSO). The ‘Open Second’ seats 64 passengers at tables, with three cross-vestibules to enable speedier loading and unloading of passengers.

Service

4345 was built by BRCWBirmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company in 1957 to diagram number 93 (AC204), lot number 20207. It entered service as E4345 in March 1957, briefly becoming W4345 in September 1985 before returning to the Eastern region as E4345 in April 1986.[1] During time in the Eastern region it may have been numbered GE4345, signifying allocation to BRBritish Rail or British Railways’s London Midland and Great Eastern lines.[2]

In 1985, 4345 and class mate 4593 formed part of the GW 150 exhibition set used by BRBritish Rail or British Railways, for which they received commemorative tables and other modifications to the interior decor.[3]

Preservation

4345 and 4593 were selected as the best of a number examined at Carnforth, and both arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from there on 16 and 22 March 1988 respectively. At the time they were intended as replacements for two other TSOs, 4399 and 4584,[4] although in the event 4584 was retained until 1995 while 4399 is still resident on the SVRSevern Valley Railway.

4345 received a repaint at Kidderminster on arrival, retaining the BRBritish Rail or British Railways(W) chocolate and cream livery which it had carried in the Exhibition train.[5] It remained in this livery until April 1994 when, at the request of owners the Arley Station Fund, it was repainted into BRBritish Rail or British Railways crimson and cream livery during a three month overhaul in Bewdley Paint Shop.[6]

4345 was used between 1995 and 1997 in the filming of the BBC comedy series Oh Doctor Beeching! along with BSO 9220, RMB 1853 and Ivatt 2MT 46521.[7]

On Monday 28 September 2009, 4345 was the coach next to LMS 43106 when the locomotive’s tender became derailed at Hampton Loade. One of 4345’s buffers was trapped under the derailed tender and had to be removed on site. Other damage to 4345 was relatively minor, although the steam heat shut-off cock on the buffer beam was smashed to pieces while the buckeye coupling and draw bar were also affected. Repairs were carried out at Kidderminster in time for the carriage to be available for traffic the following weekend.[8]

4345 is normally used in the BRBritish Rail or British Railways Crimson & Cream running set.

See also

References

  1. Longworth (2013) p.54.
  2. Railway Heritage Register Carriage Survey
  3. SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
  4. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 87
  5. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 89
  6. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 112
  7. SVR-Online forum
  8. SVRSevern Valley Railway News 168

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